Dealing with Open Source Software @ JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL

In the first article of this series (see http://java.sys-con.com/read/108260.htm), I 'bought' a gas station with a convenience store and a repair shop and started to think about automating this small business using various Java technologies. This time, I'm getting a crash course on open source software.

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danny commented on the 14 Dec 2005

A worthwhile read - thanks.

Two corrections:
1) OSMM link is broken
2) "...Bernard: Just as the quality and availability of documentation improves as the maturity of an open source product improves, so to" <= 'to' should be 'too'

Danny

Andrei Ivantsov commented on the 27 Sep 2005

The correct link to OSMM @ navicasoft.com is [visit link]

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